Yes, too little, too late. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, you can't put the Genii back in the bottle. For those women who spent decades working to protect women against male-pattern-violence by establishing confidential shelters in undisclosed locations, the betrayal of allowing men impersonating women to invade these shelters and publish the shelter’s addresses is an action that strips the protection of many women from male violence and prioritizes affirming the fetishes of trans identified men. Women experiencing male violence have left shelters or have decided not to go because of the inclusion of men. Lives have been lost because of these regressive misogynistic policies. Once the confidentiality of a shelter has been breached and it's location disclosed there is no going back. The very reason shelters for battered women were established in the first place is negated. The trans and their allies have destroyed women's lives. There is no going back and making amends or making shelters confidential again.
Thanks a lot Maxine. I am aware that the tone is harsh, but the disingenuity, the opportunism.. I couldn't help it. (P.S. I'll email you soon about something re F).
Great article and I am reading your book right now. Ash Sarkar and Novara were more than happy to throw Corbyn under the bus once the "anti-semitism" allegations took hold even though they have turned out to be very over exagerated by the right wing of the Labor party which has canceled Corbyn and his supporters. Novara, Sarkar, and Bastani seem opportunistic to the end I think.
I have now read your book and sent you a reply in a message. Great read and I very much recommend this critique of both right and left or progressive cancel culture.
ash sarkar’s actions have had impact on the harming of young people, not to mention woemns rights, gay rights and abused and autistic children.
i find it incredibly difficult to view this about face at all, let alone give her any benefit of doubt, however, i am a pragmatist and if this is what it take for the left to abandon identity politics and actually stand a chance of wining an election as a choice (rather than a anti tory protest vote) then i have to.
it saddens me to say this but as a 56yo lifelong labour voter, i am currently heartily sick of the british left wing.
Yes, too little, too late. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, you can't put the Genii back in the bottle. For those women who spent decades working to protect women against male-pattern-violence by establishing confidential shelters in undisclosed locations, the betrayal of allowing men impersonating women to invade these shelters and publish the shelter’s addresses is an action that strips the protection of many women from male violence and prioritizes affirming the fetishes of trans identified men. Women experiencing male violence have left shelters or have decided not to go because of the inclusion of men. Lives have been lost because of these regressive misogynistic policies. Once the confidentiality of a shelter has been breached and it's location disclosed there is no going back. The very reason shelters for battered women were established in the first place is negated. The trans and their allies have destroyed women's lives. There is no going back and making amends or making shelters confidential again.
Good piece Umut!
Thanks a lot Maxine. I am aware that the tone is harsh, but the disingenuity, the opportunism.. I couldn't help it. (P.S. I'll email you soon about something re F).
Great article and I am reading your book right now. Ash Sarkar and Novara were more than happy to throw Corbyn under the bus once the "anti-semitism" allegations took hold even though they have turned out to be very over exagerated by the right wing of the Labor party which has canceled Corbyn and his supporters. Novara, Sarkar, and Bastani seem opportunistic to the end I think.
Thanks Steve. Let me know what you think of the book please.
Thanks for replying! I will.
I have now read your book and sent you a reply in a message. Great read and I very much recommend this critique of both right and left or progressive cancel culture.
It's particularly infuriating that Sarkar is now being presented as the *originator* of this critique.
ash sarkar’s actions have had impact on the harming of young people, not to mention woemns rights, gay rights and abused and autistic children.
i find it incredibly difficult to view this about face at all, let alone give her any benefit of doubt, however, i am a pragmatist and if this is what it take for the left to abandon identity politics and actually stand a chance of wining an election as a choice (rather than a anti tory protest vote) then i have to.
it saddens me to say this but as a 56yo lifelong labour voter, i am currently heartily sick of the british left wing.